Collins Junior Illustrated Thesaurus

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2019

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ask (1) VERB

You ask for something when you want to be given it.

beg

James begged his dad for a mountain bike for his birthday.

demand

“Who’s been playing with my camera?” demanded Dad.

order

The highwayman ordered them to hand over their jewels.

plead

Holly pleaded to be allowed to stay up late and read her book.

request

The sign read, “Parents are requested to control their children.”

ask (2) VERB

If you ask someone a question, you are trying to find something out.

enquire

“May I enquire,” said the teacher, “why that mouse is in your pocket?”

find out

I’ll find out what time the train goes from the station.

interrogate

“You don’t have to interrogate me,” said Nina. “I’ll tell you anyway.”

question

The police said they were questioning a number of people.

ask (3) VERB

If you ask someone somewhere, you want them to come.

invite

I invited all my friends to my birthday party at the pool.

summon

Christopher was summoned to the head teacher’s office.

attractive ADJECTIVE

If someone or something is attractive, they are nice to look at.

beautiful

The car stopped and a beautiful woman got out.

charming

We had tea in the garden of a charming little cottage.

handsome

“I’ll turn into a handsome prince if you kiss me,” said the frog.

lovely

There was a lovely view from the window.

pretty

On the way, we passed through several pretty villages.

awful ADJECTIVE

Something awful is very unpleasant or bad.

bad

The weather was so bad we had to cancel the picnic.

dreadful

Sarah had a dreadful cold and found it hard to breathe.

horrible

A horrible smell came wafting from the witch’s cauldron.

terrible

Rosetta’s writing is so terrible nobody can read it.